University of Regensburg MA History of Science

What is MA History of Science at the University of Regensburg?

MA History of Science is a four-semester, 120-ECTS master’s that admits humanities, social-science, natural-science and mathematics graduates. Its full-route funding plan is EUR 24,715 (INR 26.26 lakh). Students cross into the academic methods missing from their first degree before completing history-of-science research and a four-month thesis.

The official programme page confirms the published course identity and structure. Its admission process tests prior academic preparation and language evidence against a specific route, while the funding figure above is only a planning baseline. It doesn’t cover every personal, travel, housing or mobility expense.

How much does MA History of Science cost for an Indian student?

The full-route planning total is EUR 24,715, approximately INR 26.26 lakh. It includes zero tuition, current semester contributions, the applicable visa-finance evidence and the national visa fee; that finance evidence remains the student's own living money, not another charge. Insurance, housing deposits, travel and programme-specific mobility remain outside this calculation.

Published-charge plan for 4 semesters

Visa-finance evidence remains the student's money for living costs; it is not an extra fee and is not counted again as a separate living-cost line. Official sources currently conflict on the monthly figure, so use the live consular checklist at filing. Converted at EUR 1 = INR 106.2490, the European Central Bank reference rate dated 22 October 2026. Bank and remittance rates will differ.

“Blocked bank account (‘Sperrkonto’) in Germany with sufficient funds to cover the first year of studies”German Missions in India, study-visa funding guidance

The German Missions in India study-visa guidance publishes EUR 11,904 for the first year and a maximum monthly release of EUR 992. Its national-visa page publishes the EUR 75 adult fee. The conversions use the ECB reference rate of EUR 1 = INR 106.2490 on 22 October 2026.

University guidance publishes no tuition for ordinary master’s programmes and a winter 2026/27 contribution of EUR 208. Future rates can change.

Living-cost guidance recommends at least EUR 1,000 monthly; the immigration floor is not a household budget.

INR uses the ECB reference rate dated 22 October 2026; mobility costs are excluded.

Can an Indian applicant enter MA History of Science?

Eligibility is cumulative: the qualifying degree, converted grade, subject preparation and language evidence must each satisfy the published rule. Indian applicants also need APS document verification. APS doesn't decide admission, and dMAT can't be treated as required while its affected-field list remains unpublished.

Requirements in checking order

The programme regulation makes the conditions cumulative: a 180-ECTS degree in an eligible humanities, social-science, natural-science or mathematics field at 2.50 or better, English B2, another B2 language and enrolment-level German. A strong motivation statement can’t substitute for a missing degree, credit threshold, subject foundation or language certificate.

For an Indian degree, the University’s international master’s workflow makes APS a mandatory application document. APS India says it verifies records rather than deciding admission, and its dMAT field list remains unpublished.

Foreign grades are converted by the University, so an Indian percentage isn’t treated as a German grade without formal assessment. Certified awards, transcripts, grading information, language evidence and translations must support the application route described for the intake.

Where applicants get caught

1. The broad degree list does not make this a light conversion

   The broad degree list does not make this a light conversion. Humanities entrants complete science/maths foundations, science entrants learn historical/philosophical methods, and the career profile is broad rather than licensed.

2. Foreign grades are converted by the University; an Indian…

   Foreign grades are converted by the University; an Indian percentage is not itself a German grade.

3. APS verifies documents but does not decide eligibility or admission

   APS verifies documents but does not decide eligibility or admission.

How should an Indian student apply for MA History of Science?

For Summer 2027, the subject-area deadline is 15 January 2027. Academic admission precedes the Registrar's Campusportal and enrolment stage. The regulation establishes the degree, grade and language evidence, but no current itemised 2027 checklist or submission-format page is published by the subject area.

Apply to the History of Science subject area by 15 January; after subject admission, follow Registrar Campusportal and enrolment instructions.

The allowances are Nbyula planning estimates, not processing times published by University of Regensburg.

The programme regulation publishes the 15 January summer deadline and identifies the qualifying degree, eligible 150-ECTS interim record and language proofs. Regensburg’s international workflow adds APS and translated foreign documents; the subject area hasn’t published a current list of any additional CV, form or motivation material.

A four-month preparation window is prudent for APS, certified records, translations and language evidence. The published deadline remains the final submission point, and missing documents aren’t cured by starting the university stage or visa stage later.

After admission, German Missions in India controls the study-visa procedure. Programme admission, university enrolment, APS verification and the visa are separate decisions, so success at one stage doesn’t guarantee the next.

What outcomes does the University publish for MA History of Science?

The programme names science communication, research administration, science journalism, publishing, research libraries, company archives, science museums and doctoral study. Research seminars, approved practice and the thesis create the evidence for those directions. Regensburg publishes no programme placement percentage, salary cohort or guaranteed employer list.

Published direction and evidence limits

Curriculum and occupational comparisons show direction, not a job guarantee. Work and residence rights are conditional.

The official course description connects the named career directions to assessed academic work. A graduate can point to the programme’s research, applied and final-project evidence, but that portfolio still has to compete in the labour market; the course itself doesn’t supply an employer commitment.

Federal student-work guidance currently permits eligible international students to work 140 full or 280 half days annually, or under the lecture-period hourly route. Those rights are conditional and don’t show how many programme students find work.

Federal graduate guidance describes up to 18 months to seek qualified employment after a German degree. That residence route isn’t a salary forecast, employer commitment or substitute for language, vacancy and regulated-profession requirements.

Who is MA History of Science for, and who should look elsewhere?

The strongest fit wants to work across scientific practice and historical interpretation, including methods outside the first discipline. A candidate unwilling to study that unfamiliar academic foundation is a poor fit. The course also suits research-led goals better than applicants seeking a licensed or narrowly defined occupation.

The best match is graduates who want to work across scientific practice and historical interpretation, including the methods outside their first discipline. The published structure rewards that preparation through specialist assessed work, so transcript evidence matters more than a broad statement of interest.

A borderline applicant has a related degree but one uncertain subject, credit or language component. Written clarification from the responsible programme office can resolve that narrow ambiguity before paid documentation work, but it can’t waive a condition fixed in the admission regulation.

This isn’t a light conversion course. Humanities entrants take a 20-ECTS natural-science or mathematics foundation module, while science and mathematics entrants take history and philosophy foundations; the resulting career profile is broad rather than professionally licensed.

What will you study in MA History of Science?

The 120-ECTS structure uses one of two 20-ECTS foundation modules: science and mathematics for humanities entrants, or history and philosophy for science entrants. Methods, nature and knowledge, science and society, interdisciplinary specialisation, research practice and a 30-ECTS thesis complete the programme.

Published module structure

The official module catalogue is reproduced below as a complete module menu. Alternatives, routes and specialisations stay separate because their credits aren’t all accumulated by one student; the applicable combination depends on the chosen pathway and the governing regulation.

The alternative foundation module prevents students from repeating their original disciplinary base. WIG-M36 may include approved archive or museum practice, while WIG-M37 requires research-facing work such as a conference paper, exhibition or project participation. The four-month thesis may be written in German or English.

This design matters for planning because the assessed sequence determines prerequisites, workload and the evidence available at graduation. The table preserves published credit values and choice conditions; it doesn’t convert optional modules into compulsory study or promise that every elective runs in every term.

Should you shortlist MA History of Science?

Regensburg's <a href="https://www.uni-regensburg.de/en/studies/prospective-students/study-programs/master/history-of-science-ma" rel="noopener">official profile</a> supports a shortlist only when the applicant already meets the stated academic and language conditions. The programme's value comes from its specific research and applied assessments, not the institution's name alone. It isn't sensible when a compulsory qualification or intended professional outcome remains unresolved.

Students build evidence through the published coursework, applied component and final research. Those outputs can support later job or doctoral applications, but Regensburg doesn't publish a placement rate, salary cohort or guaranteed employer list. The result should be judged as academic preparation, not as an employment promise.

The shortlist fails if any published degree, language or subject threshold is missing. Mobility, professional recognition and excluded expenses also belong in the decision before application spending begins.

Decision checks complete cost · entry rule · deadline route · outcome evidence

Sources

These sources support the programme, admission, cost and immigration information used on this page.

Sources checked on October 23, 2026. The next intake covered here is Summer 2027.